Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on March 4, 2023 stressed that contemporary challenges in the maritime domain could be best addressed by “issue-based convergences” among like-minded countries, while highlighting the advantages of “regional solutions to regional problems”. The Chief of … Read more
Naval officers onboard the fifth Kalvari-class submarine ‘INS Vagir’ during its commissioning ceremony, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, on January 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The fifth Scorpène-class conventional submarine, Vagir, was delivered to the Navy was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 23. Vagir was launched into water on November 12, 2020 … Read more
As many as 24 Chinese military aircraft and four naval ships breached Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ), reported Taiwan News. The Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked 24 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am Saturday (December 31) and 6 am on Sunday (January 1). Taiwan used aircraft, naval … Read more
MAYILADUTHURAI Four fishermen from Mayiladuthurai district have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. The fishermen — Shakthivel (32), Thiruselvan (41), Shakthivel (24) and Pandian (37), belonging to Perumalpettai hamlet — were taken to Kankesenthurai harbour for further questioning. Their mechanized fishing boat was also … Read more
: As many as 23 fishermen of Jagadhapattinam and Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai district were reportedly taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy on Monday on the charge of trespassing. According to sources in Pudukottai, the personnel on a Sri Lankan patrolling vessel detained them when they were fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line … Read more
Fishermen outfifts convene meeting at Thangachimadam to decide the next course of action. Fishermen outfifts convene meeting at Thangachimadam to decide the next course of action. Seven fishermen from Thangachimadam village, near Rameswaram, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel at Neduntheevu on charges including poaching in the early hours of Thursday, October 27, … Read more
Chandigarh, Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday lashed out at the Centre over its “Agnipath” scheme, saying it neither favours the the country nor the youth. He requested the government to reconsider and rationalise it by ensuring permanent jobs to soldiers who complete their four-year term in the armed forces. The Centre on … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials on Thursday to take necessary steps to restore normalcy in the cyclone Yaas-affected areas, especially in Odisha and West Bengal, at the earliest. In a meeting held to take stock of the impact of the cyclone here, he reviewed the assessment of damages and the work done by the … Read more
One of the vessels with 273 personnel on board, which was stranded near Bombay High during the impact of Cyclone Tauktae, has sunk. The Indian Navy has managed to rescue 177 people till Tuesday morning while search is on for the others. Rescue and search operations were intensified on Tuesday, a day after the severe … Read more
Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop, Lt Divya Sharma and Lt Shivangi graduated as fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) pilots on October 22. First batch of women pilots of Indian Navy operationalised as MR pilots (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @DefencePROkochi) Indian Navy got its first batch of women pilots for Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) missions on Dornier aircraft. The pilots … Read more